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CCIE R&S Certification Prerequisites

There
are no formal prerequisites for CCIE certification. Other professional
certifications or training courses are not required. Instead, candidates
must first pass a written qualification exam and then the corresponding
hands-on lab exam. You are expected to have an in-depth understanding
of the topics in the exam blueprints and strongly encouraged to have
three to five years of job experience before attempting
certification.

CCIE R&S
Certification Required Exams

Step One: CCIE Routing and Switching Written
Exam

You must pass the two-hour, written qualification exam,
which covers networking concepts and some equipment commands before you
are eligible to schedule the lab exam:

Step Two: CCIE Routing and Switching Lab Exam

The
eight-hour lab exam tests your ability to configure actual equipment and
troubleshoot the network in a timed test situation. You must make an
initial attempt of the CCIE lab exam within 18-months of passing the
CCIE written exam. If you do not pass the lab exam within three years of
passing the written exam, you must retake the written exam before being
allowed to attempt the lab exam again.